Andrew Van Nest, MP at Exceptional Capital: B2B SaaS & AI Investments
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Episode description
Andrew Van Nest is a Managing Partner and tenured early stage investor who focuses on B2B Enterprise SaaS, DevOps, Data Infrastructure and AI/ML. Prior to working with Exceptional Capital, Andrew co-founded Artisanal Ventures and was an investor at Blumberg Capital. He spent time at William Blair as an investment banker and as Director of Business Development at Crunchyroll. Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Master’s from Boston College. He played D1 basketball in college and overseas professionally. Topics:
- DevOps and Data Infrastructure Investment Thesis
- Decision-making parallels between athletics and startup investing
- The Future of Developer Tools